Lottery player wins $1,000 a day for life prize at Florida Publix. Here's where
A stop at Publix led to the prize of a lifetime for a Florida lottery player.
The lucky winner scored a $1,000 a day for life prize in the Cash4Life drawing on Monday, June 23, beating odds of 1 in 21,846,048 to take the top prize, the Florida Lottery said.
The ticket, sold at a Publix supermarket in Stuart, matched five white ball numbers and the Cash Ball number, results show.
The winner had not come forward as of June 24, according to the lottery.
The winning Cash4Life numbers were 2-11-18-24-32 and Cash Ball number 1, results show.
Additional information wasn't immediately available.
Winners in Florida have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Florida Lottery's website says.
Stuart is about an 80-mile drive north from Fort Lauderdale.
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A stop at Publix led to the prize of a lifetime for a Florida lottery player. The lucky winner scored a $1,000 a day for life prize in the Cash4Life drawing on Monday, June 23, beating odds of 1 in 21,846,048 to take the top prize, the Florida Lottery said. The ticket, sold at a Publix supermarket in Stuart, matched five white ball numbers and the Cash Ball number, results show. The winner had not come forward as of June 24, according to the lottery. The winning Cash4Life numbers were 2-11-18-24-32 and Cash Ball number 1, results show. Additional information wasn't immediately available. Winners in Florida have 180 days to claim prizes on draw games and are encouraged to sign the back of their ticket, the Florida Lottery's website says. Stuart is about an 80-mile drive north from Fort Lauderdale.
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